Way of Life : )
My mother didn’t learn to drive till I was in high school. So walking or riding our bikes to school was a way of life : ) For the past three years our daughter was part of a walking pool to Laurel School. We looked forward to our early morning walks and we were sad to have to give them [...]
Riding even more
What I like about the Drive Less Challenge is that it makes you think about every trip. I try to do this any way but this helps to make me do more. April 29th there was an Acterra board meeting at the Arastradero gateway facility. So I rode my bike. I would be 9:00 or later returning so I made [...]
Biking to Work = Fun, Fast, Fit
As a long-time bike commuter, mountain biker, and bicycling fanatic, my Acterra Be The Change project is focused on encouraging more of my Oracle colleagues here in Redwood Shores to bike to work. My project, Oracle Bicycle Friday, is a FUN, FAST way to get FIT. It’s like Casual Fridays, but with bicycles! Kickoff is Friday, May 7th and every [...]
What biking taught me about driving
On a bike I learned it was high effort to accelerate up to the stop sign and stop at the last moment. So I learned to look ahead for the stop sign and coast up to it. I also learne it took too much energy to accelerate rapidly away from the stop. So I accelerate a a moderate pace. I [...]
Bus to Kids’ art class
So I was determined to avoid the 12 mile round trip to Art class from Mtn View to Sunnyvale. Wouldn’t you know school let out 5 minutes late at 3:10? I urged my kids–10 & 7– to hurry as we speed walked to the only bus that would get us to Art on time. We got to the stop with [...]
